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Walid Daqqa
Walid Daqqa: The Killing of a Palestinian Spartacus
By Louis Brehony Assassinated through cancer and its deprived treatment, culminating a near four decades in occupation jails, Walid’s martyrdom will be felt within and beyond the prison cells of occupation. The twin tasks of […]
‘Slow Killing’ – Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Prisoner Walid Daqqa Dies in Israeli Prison
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Cancer-Stricken Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa died on Sunday after 38 years of detention in an Israeli prison. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Affairs Commision and the Prisoners’ Club announced in a brief […]
Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Prisoner Walid Daqqa Moved to Hospital
By Palestine Chronicle Staff No details about his health conditions were communicated to the family, except that he has a “blood problem”. Cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa was transferred Sunday to the HaEmek Medical […]
Amnesty Urges Israel to Release Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Prisoner Walid Daqqa
Last year, Walid Daqqa was diagnosed with a malignant stage of Myelofibrosis – a rare form of bone marrow cancer. The international rights group, Amnesty International issued a statement urging the Israeli authorities to release […]
Israeli Authorities Refuse to Release Terminally Ill Palestinian Prisoner Walid Daqqa
Contrary to the opinion of a medical expert from the Israel Prison Service (IPS), who warned that Daqqa’s life was in “concrete danger” as a cancer patient, Israel’s parole committee concluded that the 61-year-old’s health […]
Palestinian Prisoners to Launch Open Hunger Strike against Administrative Detention
Palestinian prisoners will begin an open hunger strike on Sunday in protest against Israel’s use of administrative detention and the inhumane treatment they receive, the official Palestinian news WAFA reported. The decision comes a week […]
Gaza Rallies for Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Prisoner, Walid Daqqa
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian activists in Gaza continued their show of support for Walid Daqqa, a 60-year-old cancer patient held in Israeli prison. Daqqa is not the only Palestinian with terminal illness held […]
Despite Critical Health Condition, Israel Returns Cancer-Stricken Palestinian Writer to Prison
Israeli authorities transferred cancer-stricken Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa out of intensive care, at the Israeli Asaf Harofeh hospital, and back to the Ramleh prison clinic on Thursday, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club confirmed. Daqqa, 61, is […]
Activists in Gaza Rally for Daqqa, Adnan and Thousands of Palestinian Prisoners (PHOTOS)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Palestinian activists in Gaza rallied in support of cancer-stricken prisoner Walid Daqqa, hunger-striking prisoner Khader Adnan, and thousands of other prisoners currently held in Israeli prisons. The rally was held […]